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    Qiao Qiao put on her headphones. She raised her head and glanced at Liang Jize, but hesitated to speak.

    The man was so smart that he immediately guessed what she was thinking, so he smiled to himself: “I’ll go out to smoke a cigarette and I’ll be back in about five minutes.”

    As soon as Liang Jize left, Qiao Qiao pressed the call button.

    She stared at the screen nervously. Qin Ruicheng in the room was originally resting with his eyes closed, but soon he stood up as if he heard something. After a few seconds of hesitation, he walked out of the camera’s range and disappeared from the screen.

    But at the same time, an extremely familiar voice sounded in Qiao Qiao’s earphones: “Hello?”

    Qiao Qiao took a long breath, feeling almost exhausted. She took a moment before speaking: “Qin Qin, it’s me.”

    “Xiao Qiao?! How could you-no, where are you? Are you okay?! They didn’t do anything to you, right?”

    “I…” Qiao Qiao composed himself, “I’m fine, but how are you doing over there?”

    “I’m fine too.” Qin Ruicheng calmed down, “I miss you very much.”

    Qiao Qiao smiled: “Give me some time, I will negotiate with them, and we will definitely be able to find a way to get the best of both worlds.”

    “It seems you know everything.”

    “Well, Zhou Yuanchuan told me, but I don’t accept that plan. I can’t abandon you.”

    The person on the other end of the phone was silent for a long time and said softly: “Xiao Qiao, just accept it.”

    Qiao Qiao frowned: “What did you say?”

    “This is a dead end with no solution.” Qin Ruicheng’s voice was slightly distorted through the current, “I have thought about it for a few days, and I have completely figured it out. As long as you are happy, it doesn’t matter whether the person by your side is me or not.”

    “But-”

    “Xiao Qiao, listen to me.” Qin Ruicheng interrupted her, “I have lost everything now, even my name and identity have been taken away. Even if I can barely stay by your side, how long can I sustain it? One day? One week? One month? I do not have a friendly and neighborly relationship with them. We are competitors and rivals, and we are going to fight to the death.”

    “A life or death?”

    “Yes.” The person on the other end of the phone seemed a little irritated, “You shouldn’t have known these things – but Xiao Qiao, think about it carefully. If you can protect me today, what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? The result is the same, do you understand?”

    “You want to say…” Qiao Qiao felt that his voice was very dry, “They will kill you one day in the future?”

    “If I don’t give up now,” Qin Ruicheng said lightly, “maybe what’s waiting for me is to be hit by a car or accidentally fall from a building one day.”

    He paused for a moment: “At that time, what can you do?”

    Qiao Qiao was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment.

    Yes, what can she do by then?Everything she had so far was given by Song Qiyan and the others, house, food, clothes… They controlled every detail of her clothing, food, housing and transportation. The little things she earned by herself were nothing more than a few coins in their eyes.

    They knew her location and her movements at any time. She was like a canary in a cage – maybe she hadn’t reached this point before, but after returning from Paradise Island, she clearly felt that the invisible threads wrapped around her body were getting tighter and tighter.

    She went through a lot of effort and hitched a ride with Jian Baiyou to avoid their eyes and go to Paradise Island. If she had to do it again, would she still be able to do it?

    She doesn’t even have much autonomy on the surface, so how can she ensure Qin Ruicheng’s safety?

    “I…I will think of a way.” Qiao Qiao moved his lips with difficulty, “I will discuss it with them. Song Qiyan…he is still reasonable, as long as he talks properly-”

    “Xiao Qiao.” Qin Ruicheng seemed to smile, “Forget it, I know him better than you do. Song Qiyan can be so superficial that even the most demanding people can’t find any fault. There is so much room for manipulation. Even I can think of dozens of ways, let alone him.”

    “Then what if we go get what belongs to you?” Qiao Qiao seemed to be grasping at straws, “As long as we drive away that impostor from the Qin family, won’t everything be solved?”

    “Xiao Qiao.” The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly became serious, “This is the only thing I won’t allow you to do, not even try. You have to stay far away from the Qin family, and you must never have such thoughts again.”

    Qiao Qiao bit his lip and remained silent.

    “Qiao Qiao, promise me.”

    “It seems it’s time, I’ll contact you another day!”

    “Hey——”

    After quickly hanging up the phone, Qiao Qiao took a few deep breaths and felt that his heart was no longer beating so hard. Then he slowly raised his hands to hold his head, tearing it painfully.

    Is it really a dead end?The only way to go is to give up on Qin Ruicheng?

    At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Liang Jize’s voice came through the door panel: “Although it has not been five minutes, I have to remind you that Song Qiyan is back.”

    Qiao Qiao walked quickly through the corridor, and as soon as he stepped onto the downward stairs, his legs seemed to pause automatically.

    She saw Song Qiyan. The man was standing at the end of the stairs, looking up at her calmly.

    He was wearing a fitted dark suit, with a long windbreaker hanging on his arms, and his trousers were straight and spotless. Like him, he always looked neat and meticulous.You can’t read any extra information from him, you can’t see his preferences, you can’t guess his thoughts. He is like an insurmountable high wall, blocking out all prying eyes, making it impossible to reach.

    And Qiao Qiao always felt that he seemed different from before.

    “Qiao Qiao.” Song Qiyan said, “Come down.”

    Qiao Qiao’s heart jumped twice. At that moment, she had the urge to turn around and run away. Of course, this was just a fantasy in her mind. From the moment she made the choice, she had nowhere to escape.

    Walking down the stairs, she stood in front of Song Qiyan. The man opened his arms to her, and Qiao Qiao hugged him obediently.

    She didn’t really want to hug him, she just felt that Song Qiyan wanted her to hug him. When he wanted her to do something, she’d better do it.

    “You’re back?”

    Zhou Yuanchuan also appeared on the stairs, holding a cup of hot coffee: “How about it? Do you want to start now?”

    “There’s no rush.” Song Qiyan said calmly, “I have something to ask her.”

    “Okay.” Zhou Yuanchuan nodded, “Let’s talk about it tomorrow. I’ll rest first.”

    After Zhou Yuanchuan left, only Qiao Qiao and Song Qiyan were left in the huge living room.

    “Okay, Xiao Qiao.” The man patted her, “You held her for too long, I can’t even move.”

    Qiao Qiao couldn’t help but shudder. Only after hearing what he said did she dare to let go of him, otherwise she would have hugged him forever.

    “Are you hungry?” Song Qiyan hung up his coat, untied his tie, and loosened the collar of his shirt, “Did you not eat much at night?”

    “…Fortunately, I feel nothing.”

    “You’re just too hungry.” Song Qiyan walked into the kitchen, naturally took some things out of the refrigerator, and soon had a simple meal ready.

    Qiao Qiao stared at the plate in front of him and picked up the chopsticks mechanically. He didn’t know what he picked up, but he just put it into his mouth and swallowed it.

    “Are you scared?.”

    Qiao Qiao was so frightened that he lost his chopsticks and dropped them to the ground.

    She stumbled and said, “No, I’m just a little nervous after not seeing each other for a long time.”

    “It’s been a long time indeed.” Song Qiyan supported his chin with one hand and sat on the single sofa and looked at her quietly, “Are you having fun outside?”

    Qiao Qiao really didn’t know whether his words were sarcastic or a normal question, so he could only look at him at a loss.

    “You should be very happy, right? You have made friends.” Song Qiyan closed his eyes and gently rubbed his temples with his fingers, seeming to be thinking, “I remember, they are called Zhang Jie and Ah Qing, right?”

    Qiao Qiao couldn’t help but sit up straight: “They… can’t be called friends, they just happened to meet each other and they are both Chinese, so they got a little closer.”

    “Really? It’s a pity that they don’t have your good luck. One of them has a broken leg, right?”

    Qiao Qiao nodded stiffly.

    Song Qiyan smiled and said, “If you come back with a leg amputated, I really don’t know what to do.”

    Qiao Qiao felt cold sweats break out on her back for no reason. Song Qiyan’s words were obviously normal, her tone was normal, and her expression was relaxed and smiling, but she just felt like she had fallen into an ice cave, and all her limbs had lost consciousness.

    “There is another person you should know.”

    He pulled out a photo from his phone and handed it to Qiao Qiao: “Do you still remember him?”

    Qiao Qiao glanced at the photo quickly, and his heart sank completely.

    It’s Mei Tang.

    Finding this step shows that all her movements, starting from planning to find Qin Ruicheng, have been investigated by Song Qiyan.

    She no longer has any secrets in front of Song Qiyan.

    But…

    Qiao Qiao thought that Mei Tang was the key point in the cloning incident. He was the only person who could prove Qin Ruicheng’s true identity. If Mei Tang was willing to tell the truth, maybe the Qin family would be willing to re-verify the identity of the clone.

    Thinking of this, Qiao Qiao couldn’t help but ask: “How is Mei Tang…how is he?”

    “Oh, he’s dead.” Song Qi spoke calmly, “About one o’clock this afternoon, when you and Zhou Yuanchuan were having lunch outside, he had a car accident and half of his head was chopped off.”

    He shook his head: “It’s so pitiful. What will the Mei family do in the future?”

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